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How to Get Your Household to Run Itself

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 11.24.2012 | Parents
Christine Carter, PhD

Having started my career in business, I now avoid formal business meetings like the plague. But I love family meetings. In fact, I think they're one of the most useful tools we have as parents.

What Did Johnny Cash Write in His To-Do List?

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.10.2012 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

I was enchanted to see Phil Patton's piece in the New York Times on "Our Longing for Lists." The piece was illustrated with the image of Johnny Cash's to-do list (which, by the way, reportedly sold at auction in December 2010 for $6,250).

Donna's Cancer Story: Blessed Routine

Sheila Quirke | Posted 11.05.2012 | Parents
Sheila Quirke

When you are caring for a child with cancer, you take nothing for granted. Nothing.

Career Lessons from Summer Camp

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 11.05.2012 | Women
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Even if you've never been to camp, or if it's been ages since you ate s'mores under the stars, you can apply these simple lessons to your career for better satisfaction and engagement.

Turning the Morning Blitz into School Day Bliss

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 11.04.2012 | Parents
Christine Carter, PhD

In my household, there is a vast difference between school mornings that go smoothly and those that involve nagging, missed buses and tears. It's the difference between heaven and hell.

Planning Begats Organization

Rayanne Thorn | Posted 10.10.2012 | Business
Rayanne Thorn

Practice does make perfect. Preciseness breeds preciseness. Preciseness bears excellence. We're halfway there, don't give up on your plan, don't let laziness and lack of attention foil your ability to organize and stick to it.

Don't Get Stuck in Monotony

Intent | Posted 09.26.2012 | Healthy Living
Intent

Take today as an opportunity to question some of the things you've taken for granted about yourself and the choices you've made. Think critically about the assumptions that you let rule your life. Do they still hold up?

A Philosophy of Failure

J.D. Roth | Posted 06.11.2012 | Home
J.D. Roth

Though I've been reading and writing about money for six years now, I still do stupid things sometimes. Last week I made another relatively un-interesting mistake, but one that's educational at the same time.

Taking the Rut Out of Your Routine

Kathy Kaehler | Posted 05.15.2012 | Healthy Living
Kathy Kaehler

Lately, I have been receiving more and more comments on my website about what to do when one is in a rut.

An Incomplete List of Things to Do Daily, to Be Happy and Healthy.

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.21.2012 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

I've just started trying to come up with a list of the bare minimum of things we should do every day to be happy and healthy.

'Tis the Season to Notice Situations

Sam Sommers | Posted 01.30.2012 | Books
Sam Sommers

While we tend to view ourselves and others around us in terms of predictably consistent personality types, time and time again behavioral science demonstrates that how we think and what we do varies dramatically by simple situational considerations like where we are.

Routine And Ritual: Two Pillars As We Age

Rhoda P. Curtis | Posted 01.25.2012 | Healthy Living
Rhoda P. Curtis

Rituals demand attention to process as well as to affect. When we participate in a ritual, like going to a place of worship on a particular day, we make a commitment to join other people in a rite of passage.

Back to School and Conscious Routine

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Susan Corso

Learn the blessing and the curse of routine. Intend to let routine support you and intend to shake it up a bit by imagining something less routine.

Regular Daily Routines Enhance Sleep Experience

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Michael J. Breus

We all know what it's like when our bodies fall out of synch with our normal routine. We can feel "off" and overly alert.

Joe Biden At 2010 Radio & TV Correspondents' Dinner: VP Biden Jokes About Israel Visit, Naked Rahm, Tips From Tiger Woods (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Vice President Joe Biden delivered some very funny one-liners Wednesday night at the 2010 Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner. While Biden ce...

Balanced Life -- Nine Things You Can Do Every Day -- Even When You Can't Do Anything Else

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

Even if I feel like I had a day when I got nothing accomplished, I can comfort myself, as I climb into my smooth, tidy bed, "Well, at least I went for a walk. I ate an apple. I hugged my daughters."

Why Sarah Jessica Parker is Jealous of Carrie Bradshaw

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Irene S. Levine

I have to admit that each time I watch a re-run of Sex and The City, I'm jealous of Carrie Bradshaw's friendships. The foxy quartet seems to have infinite time and opportunity to sit, talk, and laugh.

Sleep: How To Keep Your Child In Bed At Night

realsimple.com | Teri Cettina | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Your child can't sleep? Put bedtime bugaboos--and your kids--to rest with these expert solutions....

Three Things To Do When You Don't Know What To Do

Paula Forman and Jeff Johnson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Paula Forman and Jeff Johnson

The idea is to open yourself to experiences you have avoided in the past. You will see different things and meet different people and have different things to say.

Writing and Yoga

Jen Grisanti | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Jen Grisanti

Clarity is an important ingredient in feeling free to express yourself.

13 Tips For Actually Getting Some Writing Done

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

One of the challenges of writing is...writing. Here are some tips that I've found most useful for myself, for actually getting words onto the page: 1...

How To Be Happier: Make A Break From Your Routine

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

Lately, I've been feeling a little stale. My routine, which I usually love so much, is starting to feel like a run on a hamster's wheel.

Ten Ways To Be A More Light-Hearted Parent

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

One of my Twelve Commandments is "Lighten up," and I have a lot of resolutions aimed at trying to be a more light-hearted parent: less nagging, more l...

Happiness Tip: Do Something Every Day

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

Olympic Habits: Why Humans Crave Rituals

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Lindsay Mannering

Every morning for breakfast I have three sandwiches of fried eggs, cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions, and mayonnaise, one omelet, a bowl of grits,...